Where does “magnetosensation” come from?
magnetosensation (English) comes from English sensation, from Latin sensatio, from Latin sensatus, from Latin sēnsus, from Dutch census, from Latin census, from Latin censeo, from Proto-Italic kensēō — to cover, conceal; hornless.
magnetosensation (English): The ability of an animal to detect magnetic...
Definitions
- The ability of an animal to detect magnetic...
Ancestry of “magnetosensation”, step by step
magnetosensation traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English sensation
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sensation | A physical feeling or perception from something... |
| 2 | Latin | sensatio | understanding, knowledge, intelligence |
| 3 | Latin | sensatus | sensible, intelligent, gifted with sense |
| 4 | Latin | sēnsus | faculty or power of perceiving; perception, feeling, sensation, sense |
| 5 | Dutch | census | a census |
| 6 | Latin | census | census, a registering of the populace and their... |
| 7 | Latin | censeo | I give an opinion; I think, suppose or judge; I... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kensēō | to give an opinion |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | kensējō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱens- | to announce, to proclaim; to put in order |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱem- | to cover, conceal; hornless |
via English magneto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | magneto | A small magnetic dynamo, especially one that... |